Lauren Poe

Lauren Poe
Mayor of Gainesville
In office
May 10, 2016 – January 5, 2023
Preceded byEd Braddy
Succeeded byHarvey Ward
City Commissioner from
Gainesville At-large
In office
2013–2016
Preceded byJeanna Mastrodicasa[1]
Succeeded byHarvey Budd[2]
Personal details
Born1970 or 1971 (age 53–54)[3]
Minot, North Dakota, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseEmily
Children2
ResidenceGainesville, Florida
ProfessionEducator

Lauren Poe (born 1970/1971) is an American politician and former mayor of Gainesville, Florida, where he has lived since 1982. He served as mayor from 2016 to 2023, as well as city commissioner from 2013 to 2016.[4]

Early life and career

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Poe received his bachelor's degree in history, as well as his Master's in Social Sciences from the University of Florida.[5] He is married to Emily Monda-Poe. Together they have 2 daughters, Elizabeth and Beatrice.[6] He taught in Alachua County since 1998, first at Ft. Clarke Middle School and later Santa Fe College. He stepped down from his teaching position at Santa Fe College in 2021 citing health and family considerations.[7]

Electoral history

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Lauren Poe first ran to represent Gainesville's second district and won in 2008 in a close runoff election. Poe is a registered member of the Democratic Party and refers to himself as a "principled progressive,[8]" but all candidates in Gainesville municipal elections are officially non-partisan.

Gainesville City Commission District 2, 2008[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Non-partisan Lauren Poe 3,023 35.06
Non-partisan Bonnie Mott 3,634 42.14
Non-partisan Bryan Harman 1966 22.80

And the results from the runoff:

Gainesville City Commission District 2 runoff, 2008[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Non-partisan Lauren Poe 1,922 52.54 +17.48%
Non-partisan Bonnie Mott 1,736 47.46 +5.32%

He ran for re-election and lost in the April 12, 2011 runoff after the March 15, 2011 election was also split between multiple candidates.

Gainesville City Commission District 2, 2011[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Non-partisan Lauren Poe 1,774 35.07
Non-partisan Todd Chase 1,588 31.40
Non-partisan James Ingle 553 10.93
Non-partisan Robert Krames 1,143 22.60

Runoff results:

Gainesville City Commission District 2 runoff, 2011[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Non-partisan Lauren Poe 2,045 45.64 +10.57%
Non-partisan Todd Chase 2,463 54.64 +23.24%

The following year Poe won an at-large seat, also in a runoff.

Gainesville City Commission At-Large, 2012[13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Non-partisan Lauren Poe 4,411 36.12
Non-partisan Nathan A. Skop 2,955 24.20
Non-partisan Darlene Pifalo 1,479 12.11
Non-partisan Donna Lutz 1,333 10.91
Non-partisan James Ingle 1,189 9.74
Non-partisan Richard Selwach 363 2.97
Non-partisan Dejeon L Cain 293 2.40
Non-partisan Mark Venzke 190 1.56

Runoff results:

Gainesville City Commission At-Large runoff, 2012[14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Non-partisan Lauren Poe 5,718 56.64 +20.52%
Non-partisan Nathan A. Skop 4,378 43.36 +19.16%

Poe was subsequently elected to mayor on March 15, 2016, beating his opponents, incumbent Ed Braddy and challenger Donald Shepherd with 57% of the vote (outright, without a runoff).

2016 Gainesville mayoral election[15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Non-partisan Lauren Poe 16,384 57.05 {{{change}}}
Non-partisan Ed Braddy 11,331 39.46 {{{change}}}
Non-partisan Donald Shepherd 1,002 3.49 {{{change}}}
2019 Gainesville mayoral election[16]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nonpartisan Lauren Poe 7,163 61.82% +4.77
Nonpartisan Jenn Powell 2,139 18.46% +18.46
Nonpartisan Jennifer Reid 1,806 15.59% +15.59
Nonpartisan Marlon Bruce 478 4.13% +4.13

References

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  1. ^ "Official results Gainesville Regular Election" (PDF).
  2. ^ Official results Gainesville votealachua.com
  3. ^ "Lauren Poe re-elected as Gainesville mayor". gainesville.com.
  4. ^ "New Gainesville mayor talks of 'transformational' moment".
  5. ^ "Mayor Lauren Poe". www.cityofgainesville.org.
  6. ^ "Mayor Lauren Poe". www.cityofgainesville.org.
  7. ^ "Poe: No plans to run for another office". mainstreetdailynews.com. March 15, 2022.
  8. ^ "Poe: No plans to run for another office". March 15, 2022.
  9. ^ Official results votealachua.com
  10. ^ "Official results: Gainesville Run-off Election February 19, 2008" (PDF). votealachua.com.
  11. ^ Official results votealachua.com
  12. ^ Official results votealachua.com
  13. ^ Official results votealachua.com
  14. ^ Official results votealachua.com
  15. ^ Official results votealachua.com
  16. ^ "Summary Results - Election Night Reporting".
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